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Texas DE Jackson Jeffcoat cleared to practice after off-season surgery

AUSTIN – Defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat, who had offseason surgery for a pectoral muscle injury, has been cleared for practice. So has tight end Greg Daniels (shoulder) and defensive back Adrian Phillips (shoulder), coach Mack Brown said.

Starting cornerback Quandre Diggs, receiver Miles Onyegbule and defensive end Reggie Wilson will be among players limited early in practice, Brown said. He added that Diggs (wrist) would be available if Texas were in a game week.

Briefly: Seniors defensive starters Alex Okafor and Kenny Vaccaro, among three players arrested in May following a dispute with a police officer at an Austin pizza restaurant, addressed the media for the first time since the incident. Okafor said he learned a lesson, although no charges were filed. “Respect authority figures,” Okafor said. “Nobody is above the law.”